Attention! Your polling place might not be where you left it

Ken Crowe has a story today regarding numerous polling place changes in Troy and Albany and — to a lesser extent — in Schenectady and Saratoga counties.

As you head to the polls for tomorrow’s primary, make sure you know where you’re going first.

A summary of the changes:

In Albany County, 50 polling places will be new Tuesday with most of the changes coming in the city of Albany.

A list provided by the Board of Elections shows 41 changes were made in 11 of the city’s 15 wards. Two polling places each were changed in Cohoes and Bethlehem, and five in Watervliet. The changes are new since February’s presidential primary, Democratic Elections Commissioner Matthew Clyne said.

In Rensselaer County, most of the changes are in Troy, where 16 election districts will relocate from 10 polling sites to five new spots. One district will relocate in each of Rensselaer, Pittstown and Schaghticoke. Two districts will move in each of Berlin and North Greenbush, while five districts will change in East Greenbush.

In Saratoga County, three polling places changed: one each in Ballston, Clifton Park and Mechanicville.

In Schenectady County, five polling places changed: one each in Schenectady, Glenville and Rotterdam and two in Duanesburg. The changes affect six total election districts, and voters in each should have received a letter detailing the changes.

For practical reasons, we can’t list all the changes here. But check with the state Board of Elections to see where you vote at this nifty site. If you’ve forgotten if you’re enrolled in a party — and thus able to vote in a primary — that site will tell you that, too.

And if you don’t even know if you’re enrolled, then you might want want to brush up on the candidates at the Times Union’s Voter Guide, too.

One Response

Very funny. Checked this site. Got the polling place address and clicked on the button for directions…. according to which I’m going to Akron, Ohio to vote. Is that what they mean by “Absentee Voting?”